Lewis County Humane Society

Analysis

Lewis County Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Lowville, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Lewis County Humane Society reported income of $422k and spending of $322k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $167k to $422k (+153%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Lewis County Humane Society sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Castoff Pet Rescue Inc ($422k), Hudson Valley Humane SPCA ($423k) and Toledo Animal Shelter Association ($422k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $121k. At year end it held assets of $848k against liabilities of $675, net assets of $848k. It reported 10 employees.